The Life of His Grace Arthur, Duke, Marquis, and Earl of Wellington ... with Copious Details and Delineations, Historical, Political, and Military, of the Various Important Services in which He Has Been Engaged in ...J. and J. Cundee ..., [181-?], 1814 - Generals |
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Page 133
... victory were soon displayed ; for , on the 8th of October , Major - Gene- ral Wellesley received a notification from the camp of Scindiah , from a person of the name of Ballajee Khoonjur , who was one of Scindiah's ministers , re ...
... victory were soon displayed ; for , on the 8th of October , Major - Gene- ral Wellesley received a notification from the camp of Scindiah , from a person of the name of Ballajee Khoonjur , who was one of Scindiah's ministers , re ...
Page 522
... victory of the 22d of July . Upon the official details of that glo- rious event being read to them by the Secretary at War they unanimously , amidst reiterated exclama- tions from the galleries of " Long live the nation— Long live our ...
... victory of the 22d of July . Upon the official details of that glo- rious event being read to them by the Secretary at War they unanimously , amidst reiterated exclama- tions from the galleries of " Long live the nation— Long live our ...
Page 523
... victory ; and at the same time put every animal in the country in requisition , and took every possible means of forming depots , at the same time putting his camp in motion avowedly for the purpose of destroying General Hill's force ...
... victory ; and at the same time put every animal in the country in requisition , and took every possible means of forming depots , at the same time putting his camp in motion avowedly for the purpose of destroying General Hill's force ...
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advanced guard afterwards allied army Anecdotes arrived artillery attack Badajoz battalion battle body bridge brigade Brigadier-General British army British troops Buonaparte Cadiz cannon Captain cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Wellesley column command Commander-in-Chief commenced conduct corps defeat defence detachment division Douro dragoons enemy enemy's fire flank force formed French army front gallant gallantry garrison guns heights Hill honour horse immediately infantry inhabitants killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lord Wellington Lordship loss Madrid Major Major-General Marmont Marquis Marshal ment military Mondego morning moved movements neral night obliged occupied officers operations Oporto party passed picquets Portugal Portuguese position possession prisoners Rajah rear received regiment retired retreat river road Salamanca Scindiah sent siege Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir David Baird Sir John Moore Sir William Beresford soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish Sultaun Tagus taken Talavera tion Tippoo took town village whilst whole wounded